By DAVE TAYLOR
The Trimble Banner
Madison resident and former Milton businessman Charlie Grooms will serve as Acting Chairman of H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes with the retirement of Chairman Steve David until a new Chairman is named. Grooms has served as Vice Chairman of H1 over the past few years. David announced following the Sept. 18 race in San Diego that he was stepping down after two years at the helm.

By DAVE TAYLOR
The Trimble Banner
Longtime fan favorite Steve David has stepped down as chairman of H1 Unlimited after two seasons at the helm. David is a retired champion driver who competed in Unlimited hydroplanes from 1988 through 2013. David served as driver for the Miss Madison Racing Team from 2001 until his retirement. During all of those years the team was sponsored by the Oberto Sausage Company.

By Craig Fjarlie
Special to The Trimble Banner
SAN DIEGO--Jimmy Shane drove U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank/Miss Madison to a convincing victory at the HomeStreet Bayfair Regatta for the Bill Muncey Cup on Mission Bay Sunday. He took the lead going into the first turn of the winner-take-all final heat and was never seriously challenged.

Erin Gonterman of Berea College earned last week’s Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors. At the Centre Invitational, Erin finished third overall in the race with a time of 20:19 in the 5k. The Berea College Mountaineers finished first to capture the team title. Centre finished second, Asbury third and Kentucky State fourth in the meet. Gonterman, a junior, is a Trimble County High School graduate. Her parents are Mickey Gonterman and Betsy Gonterman.